Ministry of Women and Child Development
Amendments in POCSO Act
The enactment of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences  Amendment Bill, 2019 is a prerogative of the Parliament.
The Government is providing financial assistance as Grant-in-Aid, to the States/UTs under a centrally sponsored scheme “Child Protection Services”   for providing Institutional or Non-Institutional care  for children in need of care and protection including child victims of sexual abuse.
Further, the Government has released a one-time grant of Rs.200 crores to all States/UTs during 2016-17 under Central Victim Compensation Fund  Scheme. Out of this, an amount of Rs.9.95 crores was released to the Government of Karnataka under CVCF.
The State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized under the CPS Scheme is given below:
AMENDMENTS IN POCSO ACT indicating State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized under the CPS Scheme

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Sl. No.
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Name of the State
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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Amount released
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Amount Utilized
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Amount released
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Amount Utilized
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Amount released
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Amount Utilized
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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110.74
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586.32
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1469.88
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1537.11
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1870.01
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1477.11
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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52.29
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179.54
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643.71
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180.00
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37.63
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526.03
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3
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Assam
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413.64
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1112.98
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2932.68
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1608.78
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3379.63
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2015.65
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4
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Bihar
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2787.92
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1923.33
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541.56
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1609.84
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2621.87
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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527.77
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1683.25
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3181.97
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1701.20
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2151.01
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6
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Goa
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36.83
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98.27
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728.53
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54.44
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16.03
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80.17
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7
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Gujarat
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769.95
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1526.53
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590.11
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1767.24
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2251.55
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1790.09
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8
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Haryana
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0.00
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1224.85
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1858.22
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2500.00
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1387.60
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1693.65
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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2345.48
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2390.26
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1835.01
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1833.11
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1342.64
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1349.88
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10
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Jammu & Kashmir
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43.12
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114.71
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807.48
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807.48
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2106.94
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11
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Jharkhand
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840.11
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842.14
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1714.57
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1641.76
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1480.26
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1570.69
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12
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Karnataka
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3720.80
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3709.53
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3272.45
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1364.04
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4022.56
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3285.56
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13
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Kerala
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260.50
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216.96
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1849.45
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1275.72
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1263.77
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1263.47
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14
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Madhya Pradesh
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2503.88
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2535.83
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3262.77
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2582.87
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2959.23
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3070.18
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15
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Maharashtra
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2272.33
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1569.37
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608.15
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608.15
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3156.52
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16
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Manipur
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241.34
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709.47
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1886.33
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2103.00
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3866.99
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2452.99
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17
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Meghalaya
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2060.33
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2060.33
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1846.60
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1846.60
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2254.51
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900.80
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18
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Mizoram
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1949.55
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1949.55
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1917.51
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1917.51
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2042.28
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19
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Nagaland
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1350.37
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1447.50
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1457.45
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1457.45
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1787.12
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1787.12
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20
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Orissa
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1089.22
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2580.78
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2599.30
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2782.53
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4352.44
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21
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Punjab
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581.67
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718.31
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143.24
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875.43
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1244.17
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535.83
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22
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Rajasthan
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0.00
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2267.52
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4752.30
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2995.81
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3584.72
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23
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Sikkim
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601.18
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365.87
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662.76
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125.43
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379.25
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24
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Tamil Nadu
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13039.37
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3648.55
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2013.12
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5512.50
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7895.14
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8622.16
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25
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Telangana
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195.64
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1823.98
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894.82
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633.08
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1329.23
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1647.72
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26
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Tripura
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676.04
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415.30
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446.81
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499.00
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885.77
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849.55
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27
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Uttar Pradesh
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3207.19
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3109.82
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1830.67
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4222.98
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7834.39
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5347.81
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28
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Uttarakhand
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15.54
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187.54
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907.57
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731.40
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1344.40
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405.84
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29
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West Bengal
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6763.87
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3522.60
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5073.56
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4232.67
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2372.13
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3391.03
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30
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Andaman & Nicobar Island
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36.88
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36.76
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31.66
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93.36
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218.85
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201.17
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31
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Chandigarh
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245.44
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278.53
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194.32
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236.17
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577.58
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32
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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177.59
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59.11
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24.82
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69.90
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11.24
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90.74
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33
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Daman & Diu
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126.42
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80.33
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21.89
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83.00
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18.42
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67.77
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34
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Delhi
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978.64
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1024.94
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354.33
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907.88
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1007.39
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35
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Lakshadweep
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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36
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Puducherry
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826.33
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768.69
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114.35
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426.20
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398.43
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Total
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50847.97
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46769.35
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52469.95
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52823.64
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73451.70
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44423.01
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Note :Statement of Expenditure and Utilization Certificate is awaited
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This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.